County government · Pike County, MS

Pike County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pike County took in $31.9 million and spent $29.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money24%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

56%

of Pike County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
56%$17.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$821 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$821 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$406 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
24%$7.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$80 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.8 million
Fines
3.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

9.3%

of Pike County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$449 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$403 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$403 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$255 thousand
Social services
0.6%$169 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Pike County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.